The Point Foundation
Transforming Lives and Communities in Rwanda
The Noel Orphanage - "The Orphaned Orphanage"
Just opposite the Pfunda Tea Factory is the Noel Orphanage, which houses children ranging from new born to 18 years of age. The genocide years have certainly taken their toll on the lost children of Rwanda with many of them severely disabled and mentally ill and thus confined to living in institutions around the country. Aids is not such a problem in Rwanda, as it is in other parts of Africa. Here 3% of the population is affected.
The Noel Orphanage is currently funded by the Catholic Church to the tune of around £120,000 per annum but this funding was withdrawn in September 2007. This is a disastrous situation to be in, as the children, many of whom know no other life outside of the orphanage, have nowhere to go if it closes down. Immediate funding and help is required if they are to have a future. It costs just 54p a day to house, school and feed each child as well as provide medical supplies.
The Pfunda Tea Factory helps with some funding for the orphanage but our help alone although important will not sustain the orphanage with the church's funding having come to an end.
In order to save the Orphanage we have teamed up with other like minded companies and together formed ‘The Point Foundation’. Our patron British Sporting Hero and Olympic Gold medallist Sally Gunnell has pledged her support to try and raise the profile of the plight faced by the children whose lives we are trying to transform.
By buying Imporient Tea from our online shop you can also help. A percentage of the profit on every packet of tea purchased from our online store goes directly to the Orphanage. There is also an opportunity for our customers to add a donation at the check out point on the online store.
